My Baby is 3--how did this happen?

My baby.....is 3! I cannot believe that Nolen is already 3 years old....time really does fly!

The Birthday Boy! (In his special pirate t-shirt with his name on it)


What Nolen is up to:
1. HE LOVES PIRATES!! He loves playmobil pirates in particular. Half of them have no hair because Nolen bites the hair off and then loses it--this really irritates Daddy.
2. I am not sure about his exact weight and height (his appt. is next week) but he is still pretty chunky...I am guessing somewhere around 36 pounds.
3. He looks just like his Daddy and is built just like him too. He has short legs and a long torso. If he had an indian name it would be "walks with no legs".
4. He is a Mommy's boy--and he is proud of it. He will tell anyone who asks him--it melts my heart.
5. He is ALL about fun and playing. Everytime I pick him up from school I ask him what he learned that day....his response is always "I played pirates. I played with Jacob and Brody. I played dinosaurs."
6. He loves to go to church. He tells me all the time; "Mommy, I really really want to go to church."
7. He has the sweetest voice and is talking really well.
8. He loves Gavin....they fight a lot but they also play well together--sometimes.
9. He loves to cuddle and is so sweet.

Here are some pictures from his Birthday party. Yes, it was a pirate party. Yes, we had a pirate party for Gavin last year. That is what Nolen loves the most so we couldn't imagine not having a pirate party for him too....he was sooo happy.

Nolen and Ayla--how cute are they?
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Nolen's cake that I made--it took me over 3 hours to decorate this! After last years pirate cake I said I wouldn't do this again--now I remember why!


Nolen and his "girlfriend" Katie....he LOVES her--almost as much as she loves him!


Nanu and Nolen--so happy she got to be here!


Mommy and Nolen.


Nolen and his loot.


Nolen and Pirate Elliott from Veggie Tales--thanks Aunt Sonda (and Uncle Sean, Kellen, Wyatt and Elliott)!


Nolen with one of his new playmobil pirate toys.


He is one cool dude.


Daddy and Nolen


Nolen really enjoyed everyone singing happy birthday to him. This was the look on his face the whole time.


Blowing out his candles...such a big boy!


We are so thankful for our little Nolie Polie....he is so special to us! We love him soooo much--bigger than the oceans, bigger than the skies, bigger than the whole wide world (that's what he tells us)!